Compass Properties is offering free bike tune-ups to its Madison tenants to help promote National Bike to Work Week (May 13-17.) The tune ups will be provided by Velofix of Southern Wisconsin, which operates a mobile repair shop that is fully stocked with bicycle...
More investors than ever before are conscious of the effects their money can have on the environment, and that includes those investing in the commercial real estate market. Today, more than 25% of all managed assets today are invested with sustainability in mind,...
The Noel Hangar once again served as the staging area for Operation Bootstrap’s Holiday Basket Project during the 2018 holiday season. Our employees joined volunteers from all walks of life to match applicant families with a Christmas meal and gifts for children to...
Could opportunity zones be the next big thing in commercial real estate investing? Tucked away in the federal tax cuts and job acts of 2017, the Opportunity Zone program is designed to drive long-term investment into designated, “economically distressed” areas across...
As companies seek out downtown office space to align their businesses with the amenities coveted by young workers, creative conversions of iconic office buildings continue to be a hot commercial real estate trend. With creative conversions, developers look to...
Editor’s note: Compass Properties Executive Vice President Sheldon Oppermann was recently interviewed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s business editor Tom Daykin on Wageworks’ decision to move to CityCenter@735, based on its desire to attract and retain...
Madison-based Mader Designs was named 2018 National Contractor of the Year (COTY) for Commercial Interior by The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) for a comprehensive remodeling project in Esser Place, a Class A office center located in...
The commercial real estate market is on an “accelerating disruption curve” highlighted by rapid changes in tenant dynamics, customer demographic shifts and an ever-increasing focus on improved services and amenities. In today’s environment,...
Employers today face a myriad of challenges, not the least of which is attracting and retaining the employees key to their success in an increasingly tight labor market. In 2018, 44% of employers will be looking to hire full-time, permanent employees and 51% plan to...
Compass Properties recently purchased the Park West I office building in Madison’s University Research Park at 406 Science Drive. The acquisition of the 4-story, 50,000+ square foot building expands the company’s footprint in the internationally recognized University...
WageWorks — a leading on-demand provider of Consumer-Directed Benefits– has become the newest tenant for CityCenter@735, our 17-story building located on 735 North Water Street and Milwaukee’s award winning RiverWalk. WageWorks plans to lease 37,000...
Developed by Compass Properties, the New Building is BMO Harris’ first “Smart Branch” in Wisconsin. BMO Harris opened its new branch in the city’s Sherman Park neighborhood this week, continuing the company’s long time presence there and replacing its former...
Compass Properties hosted the Hatch Finale on November 9 at the Noel Group Hangar, featuring 7 groups of Central Wisconsin entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to earn a $10,000 grand prize. In a Shark Tank-like atmosphere where the 7 finalists delivered their...
A growing number of companies are embracing wellness as numerous scientific studies show a positive return-on-investment for these programs. Many property management companies have started to embrace wellness as well in their design and day-to-day activities. Many...
Sheldon Oppermann, Executive Vice President Compass Properties prides itself on being a values-based company. Can you explain what that means to you? Values form the foundation for everything that happens in our company. In my opinion, values are much...
Some companies have fitness centers, spa services, free food and even onsite child care facilities. Others have fantastic benefits, flexible hours, or significant vacation time. Yet, one characteristic can score above all on a millennial’s list for the best company...
One of the more controversial forms of architecture, Brutalism has made its way back and could be on the verge of a “breakout moment” in the United States, according to Michael Kubo, an architect and architectural historian. In Britain, the style “has become very,...
Back in 2010, baby boomers made up more than half of the U.S. workforce, but a study conducted by Forbes projects that 75% of workers will be Millennials by 2025. Driven by mobile technology, changing work styles and the growing presence of Millennials, work spaces...
